Football Players Terms Part 2

These football players
terms, lingo and jargon are part of sports gamerisms, Define
Your Game!
Football, part 2 continues for football players and fans who dream of
the bomb that saves the game.

Football Players Terms: F

Fair
Catch: a receiver can call for a fair catch that
blows the
play
dead when the ball is received. Defensive players cannot tackle this
offensive player after the call.

Fair Catch
Interference: penalty that occurs when the
defense gets too close to a player receiving a punt.

False Start:
happens when an offensive player moves prior
to the ball hike.

Field Goal:
a kick worth three points. How many times has
this successful play been a game winner?

Field
Position: occurs when the offense takes control of
the ball.

First and Ten:
the first of four downs with ten yards to go.

First Down:
awarded when the offensive teams gains ten or
more yards on a given play.

Flag
Football: a form of football where the player is ruled
down when a flag
is pulled off by a defender rather than tackling them.

Flanker:
football players terms for a wide receiver.

Flood:
football jargon for a play where all players go to
one side of the field.

Forward Pass:
a pass going downfield in front of the
quarterback.

Forward
Progress: the point a player reaches prior to being
tackled and where the ball is spotted.

Foul:
rule violation resulting in a penalty.

Franchise:
team ownership.

Free Agent:
term for expired contract player who can then
select other team offers.

Free Kick:
a punt that takes the place off a kickoff after
a safety.

Free safety:
a player on defense who is the last line of
the defense and therefore, plays the furthest downfield.

Front Four:
another name for the defensive line. Depending
on the team, can be considered the 'fearsome four'.

Fullback:
player who plays in front of the running back who
is used for blocking, but will run or catch occasionally.

Fumble:
the loss of the ball while in play by a player
advancing or in possession of the ball.

Football Players Terms: G

Game Ball:
typically refers to an award given to the most
valuable player by the team after the game has ended.

Goal Line:
the line that divides the field of play from the
end zone.

Goal Line
Stand: referred to when the defense stops the
offense for consecutive downs when they are inside the five-yard line.

Goalpost:
the posts or uprights where the ball must be
kicked in between the two to score an extra point or field goal.

Going
for It: football jargon for team decision to attempt a
first down on
the next play instead of punting. Failure of the strategy results in
losing ball possession. Either way, this action makes for exciting
football.

Gridiron:
another term for the football field.

Guard:
the outside players on the offensive line.

Gunner:
special teams players whose primary job is to race
down the field to tackle the player returning a punt or kickoff.

Football Players Terms: H

Hail
Mary: football jargon for a deep pass thrown as a last
resort with
little
chance of succeeding, but when it does--'tis a beautiful sight
to see.

Halfback:
another term for a running back.

Handoff:
the act of the quarterback handing the ball to a
player so they can advance the ball by running.

Hands Team:
lingo used to recover an onside kick.

Hang Time:
period of time that a punt remains in the air.
Counting seconds=1, 2, 3...

Heisman
Trophy: annual award for the finest college
football player in the U.S.

Hike:
the transfer of the ball from the center to the
quarterback on his command.

Hitch and Go:
a route run by a receiver where they fake
back to the quarterback and go deep.

Holder:
the player who holds the ball for the kicker.

Holding:
the act of obstructing a player by physically
restraining another player, normally by grabbing their jersey.

Home Field
Advantage: game played at team's hometown venue.

Home Game:
played at team's hometown venue.

Huddle:
a grouping of the players to plan offensive or
defensive plays.

Hurry-up
Offense: football jargon for offensive run in a quick
manner where
there is no time to substitute or huddle. Used in time
sensitive
situations at the end of games mainly.

Football Players Terms: I
- K

Illegal
Procedure: illegal movement by an offensive player
prior to the snap.

In bounds:
field area inside end and sidelines. Keep those
feet in, in and yes, in!

Incomplete
Pass/Incompletion: a pass thrown by the
quarterback but not caught.

Intentional
Grounding: illegal throw of the ball to a spot
on the field where there is no receiver.

Interception:
a turnover where an opposing defensive player catches a ball thrown by
the quarterback resulting in a change of possession.

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Kickoff:
change of possession that occurs after a score in which the team that
scored kicks the ball to the other team in order to determine field
position.

Kick Returner:
someone who returns kickoffs.

Football Players Terms: L

Lateral:
a pass thrown backwards to a teammate when that
player is past the
line of scrimmage.

Linebacker:
a player in the middle of the defense that can
rush the quarterback, drop back into coverage and stop the run.

Lineman:
a football term for offensive and defensive
players on the line closest to the ball.

Line
of Scrimmage: the line where the ball starts each play and
then is
advanced down the field as the offense moves the ball toward the end
zone.

Live Ball:
occurs when the football is put into play or
kicked.

Long Snapper:
football lingo for player who specializes in
hiking the ball longer distances in order to be kicked.

Loose Ball:
a fumble. Ok, who's got it?

Football Players Terms: M

Man
in Motion: the player who is in motion on offense prior to
the
snap. Typically, only one player is allowed in motion at a
time.

Man-to-man
Coverage: defensive scheme in which each player
is assigned one offensive player to guard.

Midfield:
refers to the 50-yard line.

Football Players Terms: N

Necessary
Line: area that the offensive team must travel to
receive a first down.

Neutral Zone:
the space between the ball and the defensive
line, prior to the snap.

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